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you know fani willis, your friends with fani willis, do you know about fani willis's general use of cash that answer and that explanation will work with this judge? >> again, i think when you take the whole story and context, it makes sense. again, she and her father are very close, obviously, from the testimony. this is a man that is looking to protect his daughter at all costs. and if you think many of us, whether it's my relationship with my dad or any others, your dad's gonna give you the kind of advice to help you survive as an independent woman in the world. and i think her father has done a fantastic job in this case. you also heard through the testimony where she says she doesn't let any man feel as though she owes them for anything. and saw when unit those two data points together, it does lend itself to be a credible argument and in understanding why she's trying to honour her father's wishes as well as how it has helped shape her into becoming the independent woman's y'all got to see on the stand today. >> a man who who has a plan is the line of the day. charles coleman, let's
you know fani willis, your friends with fani willis, do you know about fani willis's general use of cash that answer and that explanation will work with this judge? >> again, i think when you take the whole story and context, it makes sense. again, she and her father are very close, obviously, from the testimony. this is a man that is looking to protect his daughter at all costs. and if you think many of us, whether it's my relationship with my dad or any others, your dad's gonna give you...
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she saw fani willis. she conversed with fani willis. fani willis told her there was a romantic relationship. definitely on that, yes. i go back to interog tories where nathan wade tried to conceal by way of interrog tory ex existence of gifts and trips. there is evidence the judge has now that he did not have 24 hours ago. disqualification occurs if there is conflict or appearance. we learned a lot today, those two components have been met. >> kayleigh: follow-up. did the prosecutor make any progress in -- on the backside? >> you know as well as i do, sometimes if there is disgruntled employee, how many times have prosecutors and criminal and civil cases, someone testifying who may have a shady background on key component of the testimony whether or not that relationship existed, that evidence was solid, she has personal knowledge. fani willis lived with her. i think she can testify to that and i think the judge can separate those two issues. >> harris: emily, you want to ask a quick question? >> emily: no. >> harris: leo, we will let y
she saw fani willis. she conversed with fani willis. fani willis told her there was a romantic relationship. definitely on that, yes. i go back to interog tories where nathan wade tried to conceal by way of interrog tory ex existence of gifts and trips. there is evidence the judge has now that he did not have 24 hours ago. disqualification occurs if there is conflict or appearance. we learned a lot today, those two components have been met. >> kayleigh: follow-up. did the prosecutor make...
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this morning it was announced that there were no questions for fani willis.has been excused from testimony. she's done. we are waiting for the arrival of mr. terrence bradley. if his name sounds familiar to you all, it's because he is the former divorce lawyer for may nathan wade. he showed up yesterday, he eventually took the stand, but then there was immediate legal wrangling over the attorney/client privilege and whether or not it prevented him from being able to provide testimony about significantly the timing of the personal relationship between nathan wade and fani willis. mr. bradley on his way to court according to his lawyers, once he arrives court will resume, and we should hear some testimony from him. >> and so i mean, willis testified for hours yesterday. we're also hearing from several other witnesses. what is the judge considering this morning? >> so the judge based upon i think when you have somebody like mr. bradley back on the stand, the judge is now not going to focus on the finances so much as the time line of that personal relationship, a
this morning it was announced that there were no questions for fani willis.has been excused from testimony. she's done. we are waiting for the arrival of mr. terrence bradley. if his name sounds familiar to you all, it's because he is the former divorce lawyer for may nathan wade. he showed up yesterday, he eventually took the stand, but then there was immediate legal wrangling over the attorney/client privilege and whether or not it prevented him from being able to provide testimony about...
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fani willis's father testified that he moved in with her in the summer of 2019 when fani willis had ao is frequently at her house. that conflicts with the trump team lawyers claim that fani willis began dating nathan wade in 2019. fani willis's father said he never once sought nathan wade at their home and never met him until this year. mr. floyd explained why his daughter had to move out of the house. >> there had been so many death threats and they said they were going to blow up the house, they were going to kill her, they were going to kill me, they were going to kill my grandchildren, i mean, on, and on, and on. i was concerned for her safety. >> the people who are threatening to kill him and his daughter and his grandchildren are the supporters of the clients of lawyers who are all facing him in that room today, some of them questioning him. when lawyer representing donald trump questioned fani willis's father even-handed questioning, her father handled the questioning, as gracefully and professionally as former governor barnes did. there isn't even a hint of anything about prof
fani willis's father testified that he moved in with her in the summer of 2019 when fani willis had ao is frequently at her house. that conflicts with the trump team lawyers claim that fani willis began dating nathan wade in 2019. fani willis's father said he never once sought nathan wade at their home and never met him until this year. mr. floyd explained why his daughter had to move out of the house. >> there had been so many death threats and they said they were going to blow up the...
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fani willis father testified he moved in with her in the summer of 2019, when fani willis had a boyfriendr house. that conflicts with the trump team lawyers claim that fani willis began dating nathan wade in 2019. fani willis father said he never once -- never once saw nathan wade at your home and never met him until this year. mr. floyd explained why his daughter had to move out of the house. >> they have been so many death threats. and they said they were gonna blow up the house, killed her, kill me. they were gonna kill migrant children. on and on and on. it came and i was concerned for her safety. >> the people who are threatening to kill him and his daughter and his grandchildren are at the supporters of the clients also lawyers who were all facing him in that room today. some of them questioning him. when the lawyer representing donald trump questioned fani willis's father, he handled the questioning, her father hand of the questioning as gracefully and as professionally as former governor burns. did there wasn't even a hint of anything but professional respect that attorney john cl
fani willis father testified he moved in with her in the summer of 2019, when fani willis had a boyfriendr house. that conflicts with the trump team lawyers claim that fani willis began dating nathan wade in 2019. fani willis father said he never once -- never once saw nathan wade at your home and never met him until this year. mr. floyd explained why his daughter had to move out of the house. >> they have been so many death threats. and they said they were gonna blow up the house, killed...
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witness that gave a testimony, she blew that right out of the water saying she had been friends with fani willis for years and she wasn't a particularly friendly witness to the defense and gave her a lot more credibility and said they first started dating in 2019 and friends with fani and that's how she knew 2, i thought their case was pretty devastated at that point. elizabeth: listen to what happened. hans, and francey, both your aerodynamic actions and fani willis accused of abusing taxpayer money and accused of misconduct and fani willis hired and paid nathan wade more than experienced prosecutors to work on a shotty, jerry build stretch of a rico case against tram codefendants. this is a portrait of what's going wrong with using the courts to attack political rivals. listen to some of the explosive testimony, watch. >> i say personal, romantic. is that -- i want to make sure we don't get in an argument of personal and romantic. when i ask you personal, do you take that to mean romantic? >> yes. >> okay. and do you understand it that their relationship began in 2019 and continued until the l
witness that gave a testimony, she blew that right out of the water saying she had been friends with fani willis for years and she wasn't a particularly friendly witness to the defense and gave her a lot more credibility and said they first started dating in 2019 and friends with fani and that's how she knew 2, i thought their case was pretty devastated at that point. elizabeth: listen to what happened. hans, and francey, both your aerodynamic actions and fani willis accused of abusing taxpayer...
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if fani willis is disqualified, her entire fulton county d.a.'s office would be removed and a state prosecutor's counsel would have to appoint a special prosecutor, which means, drum roll, yet another delay. willis has already been disqualified by a separate judge when it comes to another defendant, georgia lieutenant governor burt jones who was a fake trump elector, because she hosted a fund-raiser for the democrat who lost to jones in the 2022 election. that jones probe still does not have a new prosecutor, 18 months later. not at issue, the accusations that trump and others tried to overturn the election. willis will be back on the stand tomorrow. and joining me now is katie phang, trial attorney and host of the katie phang show on msnbc. she is at the courthouse in atlanta, the site of today's explosive testimony. former federal prosecutor paul butler, law professor at georgetown university and msnbc legal analyst, and errin haines, editor at large of the 19th. ka katie, those fireworks. >> legally, what came out today was evidence. before to
if fani willis is disqualified, her entire fulton county d.a.'s office would be removed and a state prosecutor's counsel would have to appoint a special prosecutor, which means, drum roll, yet another delay. willis has already been disqualified by a separate judge when it comes to another defendant, georgia lieutenant governor burt jones who was a fake trump elector, because she hosted a fund-raiser for the democrat who lost to jones in the 2022 election. that jones probe still does not have a...
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bradley, do you think his testimony has undermined fani willis has credibility? >> i think it has undermined the credibility of the arguments made by both nathan willis, nathan wade, excuse me, and also fani willis for these reasons first of all, here's why we're here. this person you may recall was already called to testify about a week-and-a-half ago. the reason he left is because of the attorney-client privilege. now, you know, if you are actually communicating with your attorney in furtherance of getting legal advice, it is privileged and that privilege belongs to the client, not the attorney. the judge had what was called an income amara discussion. that's a fancy way of saying you and i are going to talk one-on-one with no one present. i'm going to determine whether or not your conversations that you had should fall within that privilege. the judge made a ruling. they said, look, as it relates to communications about whether there was a relationship between fani willis and nathan wade? that and privilege. you can testify to it. he doesn't want to be here for
bradley, do you think his testimony has undermined fani willis has credibility? >> i think it has undermined the credibility of the arguments made by both nathan willis, nathan wade, excuse me, and also fani willis for these reasons first of all, here's why we're here. this person you may recall was already called to testify about a week-and-a-half ago. the reason he left is because of the attorney-client privilege. now, you know, if you are actually communicating with your attorney in...
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eualso real-time testimony of fani willis' former friend and coworker, clear there was a rem romantic relationship between wade and willis going back many years, so. for me, willis and wade lied. she was having an affair, she appointed him special prosecutor and jo beg-- >> they were re romantically involved, they went on trips t together paid for by public taxpayer trough, they must both resign and be disqualified from the case, and case should be dismissed and rest should suffer a -- they knew all about it and did not raise their hand to pu publicly object, the whole tale of democratic corruption, should be a lesson to the country, that it is time for change. now, wade and willis spent a good amount of time in biden white house, undoubtedly getting coached about how from seed if their weapon i'd -- provide in their weapon size law fair attack on donald trump that is usually at the heart of this investigative journal estimate taibbi spelled it out. high called it a law fare election and noted you on democrats were planning to sabotage the 20er 24 election game. and d to contested ele
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to have no choice but to strike your testimony. >> laura: even the judge wasn't having much of fani willist just what ms. willis said that we should all be paying attention to. but what she didn't say. and, for that, we are bringing in body language expert tonya reiman. great to see you tonight. i have been dying to talk to you. i have been watching of this whole thing today. let's start with the moment ms. willis was called to the stand. before she approached, she was, well, tossing the papers around, let's watch. >> oh, it's video we are seeing it. we are seeing it on the screen. >> so, when i see her walk in, she is all confidence. if you watch her, she is walking in with a tight stride and then, interestingly enough, sits down and she does what we would call like a double leg. so she sits down almost in a managed way where she does this four pronged leg move, which displays confidence. so, she. >> laura: you called it -- hold on, tonya. you said the four pronged leg move. i want to see that what is that? i love this lingo. >> yeah. yeah. both legs sit down and then one leg goes sturdy
to have no choice but to strike your testimony. >> laura: even the judge wasn't having much of fani willist just what ms. willis said that we should all be paying attention to. but what she didn't say. and, for that, we are bringing in body language expert tonya reiman. great to see you tonight. i have been dying to talk to you. i have been watching of this whole thing today. let's start with the moment ms. willis was called to the stand. before she approached, she was, well, tossing the...
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she didn't have any specific she had been fired by fani willis. so there was that but, you know, all of which is a huge which distraction from what the case is all about and what our book is all about, which was a rather elaborate conspiracy to overthrow the results of an election. and, you know, all the serious matters we talk about in the book and which are part of the case, the pressure on state officials the blatantly false testimony by rudy giuliani and georgia legislature that led to all the threats against election workers like ruby freeman human the fake electors, the cyber heist raid in coffee county, rural georgia. all his almost forgotten. and instead we're talking about something that really has no catering on the evidence at all. >> and kaitlan, that's that's what precisely what underscores why this is so problematic for fani willis because because the last thing she wants is for people and potential jurors out there and the public and not to be focused on the really serious matters underlying this case and the problem is for a distri
she didn't have any specific she had been fired by fani willis. so there was that but, you know, all of which is a huge which distraction from what the case is all about and what our book is all about, which was a rather elaborate conspiracy to overthrow the results of an election. and, you know, all the serious matters we talk about in the book and which are part of the case, the pressure on state officials the blatantly false testimony by rudy giuliani and georgia legislature that led to all...
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your romantic relationship with ms willis begin >> 2022 okay. >> but robin, your t a4 friend of fani willis's and colleagues contradicted that, saying that willis and ways romance actually began in 2019 before she hired him to work on this case. >> you have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her >> no doubt and then there's the key issue here about money. willis was peppered repeatedly with questions about how she reimbursed the prosecutor wade, for the many tropes that he took together they both testified she paid in cash so the cash that you would pay him, you wouldn't get it out of the bank. >> i have money in my house when we would run up, my daddy had three safely now, though my father's bought me a lot box and i always keep cash in the house weighed testified he didn't have any deposit slips to support those claims that she paid him in cash. she was intensely questioned about the subject as well at one point, the judge even got involved interjecting to try to determine what it was exactly the lawyer was trying to suggest
your romantic relationship with ms willis begin >> 2022 okay. >> but robin, your t a4 friend of fani willis's and colleagues contradicted that, saying that willis and ways romance actually began in 2019 before she hired him to work on this case. >> you have no doubt that their romantic relationship was in effect from 2019 until the last time you spoke with her >> no doubt and then there's the key issue here about money. willis was peppered repeatedly with questions about...
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fani willis seemed nervous, it seemed frantic and flustered, waving papers around. avoiding simple questions and divisively going all around them. host: democrat mind from plano, texas. caller: i was very impressed with ms. willis. i thought the point of the hearing was an evidence hearing and i was waiting for the evidence. they talked about mr. wade's timesheet and invoices those types of things. none of that came out. i was surprised the judge allowed the salacious testimony. it felt more like a reality show than courtroom proceedings but i was impressed with ms willis. i think she didn't outstanding job. host: the events in georgia are not the only things taking place. when it comes to the hush money trial will start on march 25. mr. trump will have to navigate his courtroom calendar. it was scheduled to begin on march 4 has been postponed in the supreme court may take up an appeal which would push the court back. they denied donald trump's his motion to dismiss. the events in georgia and the focus here today. fani willis testifying yesterday and you can call in
fani willis seemed nervous, it seemed frantic and flustered, waving papers around. avoiding simple questions and divisively going all around them. host: democrat mind from plano, texas. caller: i was very impressed with ms. willis. i thought the point of the hearing was an evidence hearing and i was waiting for the evidence. they talked about mr. wade's timesheet and invoices those types of things. none of that came out. i was surprised the judge allowed the salacious testimony. it felt more...
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on the stand today and i just spoke to bishop reginald jackson, who spent the morning and with fani willis before court, he prayed with her and he said he wanted to offer her words of encouragement and to him. he said fani woke up ready this morning to testify, an eager to meet this head on, but still it was just so surreal to see the da up there taking questions from defense attorneys, fani willis went out of her way to say that she wasn't the one on trial, but there were certainly moments during today's hearing where it sure felt like nothing very anxious to have this conversation with him today i ran to the courtroom, a defiant fulton county da fani willis, taking the stand today after weeks of fighting allegations that she personally benefited from our romantic relationships. she had with nathan wade, the special prosecutor. she hand-picked to spearhead the sprawling racketeering charges against donald trump and his allies >> i probably had some choice words about some of the things that you say that what is honest within this so i don't know that it was a conversation. as you know, mr
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i can't overstate it. >> it was a tough day for fani willis. she came in hot and emotional. >> the only person who benefited here was donald trump and the other defendants. >> what is mind blowing is that the probing questions into the personal life of trump's prosecutor could possibly sink that case. >> if he disqualifies her from this case her entire office is removed from the case. >> dana: you don't usually see that kind of agreement but you had it yesterday. >> you have to recognize that with all of his challenges donald trump has a certain amount of luck. having fani willis as an alternative cinchs south carolina. he would win anyway. this is an absurd tee. you watch this person and you think she really was going to take on the former president of the united states and a whole bunch of people under a rico claim that almost everybody agrees is absurd and now we discover not only that all humans are flawed, but in her case, i think it's also fair to say that she is probably violated the law herself by signing documents as she herself admitt
i can't overstate it. >> it was a tough day for fani willis. she came in hot and emotional. >> the only person who benefited here was donald trump and the other defendants. >> what is mind blowing is that the probing questions into the personal life of trump's prosecutor could possibly sink that case. >> if he disqualifies her from this case her entire office is removed from the case. >> dana: you don't usually see that kind of agreement but you had it yesterday....
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trial on the fani willis/nathan wade affair. long time. it won't be resolved anything like february 15th. >> the key question for tomorrow and everyone will be watching for will the d.a. fani willis have to take the stand and testify under oath about her love life? it really is a decision will make and it will depend what the earlier witnesses say. harris, back to you. >> harris: thank you very much, steve. leo terrell, fox news contributor and attorney. i wrote down a note. there are some losers in this whole thing. first the taxpayers who put up the money for wade's salary. she paid him the most of everybody in the office and then his wife in their divorce right now and where we've gotten some of the receipts from her. your thoughts. >> i will tell you right now it's the divorce case that may come back to bite nathan wade and fani willis, why? there are documents allegedly in the divorce proceeding that contradicts what nathan wade and fani willis have said in this proceeding. that is going to be a major issue. these two attor
trial on the fani willis/nathan wade affair. long time. it won't be resolved anything like february 15th. >> the key question for tomorrow and everyone will be watching for will the d.a. fani willis have to take the stand and testify under oath about her love life? it really is a decision will make and it will depend what the earlier witnesses say. harris, back to you. >> harris: thank you very much, steve. leo terrell, fox news contributor and attorney. i wrote down a note. there...
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fani willis as they leftist who thought this case would catapult her to political fame, maybe even the senate or governor's mansion because it would be fani, the trump slayer. she was so full of herself that she thought no one would notice when she hired her married boyfriend as lead trump investigator. now, just to refresh everyone on the timeline here come on new year's day 2021, miss willis started as fulton county d.a. in the next month or two days later, february 10th, she opens the criminal investigation into the trump election interference claim. then months later, november 1st, she hires her friend, nathan wade is a very special prosecutor. then, the next day, he files for divorce from his wife. now of course, willis and wade didn't expect his divorce proceeding would become an issue in the trump case. but at today's hearing, judge scott mcafee was considering whether the affair between the two created a conflict of interest that should not them both off of the case. today nathan wade took the stand on the question of who paid for their pleasure trips? >> did you take a trip wi
fani willis as they leftist who thought this case would catapult her to political fame, maybe even the senate or governor's mansion because it would be fani, the trump slayer. she was so full of herself that she thought no one would notice when she hired her married boyfriend as lead trump investigator. now, just to refresh everyone on the timeline here come on new year's day 2021, miss willis started as fulton county d.a. in the next month or two days later, february 10th, she opens the...
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fani willis, we'll be back in the morning in front of the judge who could make a ruling about whether willis is disqualified from the case as early as next week? no. look, a ruling in that way would have massive implications. it would set georgia's criminal trial for trump back months or even longer. and one person who should be watching this hearing very closely as the manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, who right now has the first criminal trial for trump on the calendar. our chief legal correspondent, paula reid, is outside the courthouse here in new york, where a judge just ruled that bragg's case will move forward. obviously, paula, on march 25th, so what should brag be watching for >> well, erin, of course, we're all watching today. what was going on in georgia. but for bragg, it could be especially significant because in just a few weeks in the courthouse right behind me, he and lawyers performance from president trump will be selecting a jury for that first criminal case against the former president. today they were in court sparring with the judge about what they should
fani willis, we'll be back in the morning in front of the judge who could make a ruling about whether willis is disqualified from the case as early as next week? no. look, a ruling in that way would have massive implications. it would set georgia's criminal trial for trump back months or even longer. and one person who should be watching this hearing very closely as the manhattan district attorney alvin bragg, who right now has the first criminal trial for trump on the calendar. our chief legal...
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john floyd, who was the father of fani willis.l be interesting testimony to hear any moment now, we're waiting for him to take the stand. what we just did witness was i think they're very small world of the georgia legal profession. right there. the former governor of georgia, roy barnes testified that he was offered at one point the job of being special prosecutor in the election fraud case against donald trump and others. and also testified a little bit to the qualifications of nathan way to ultimately did lead up that investigation. michael moore are you are part of this small world there. what did you hear? what was most important? >> well it was good to see governor barnes. he's a he's a great guy and a friend and a great lawyer. but to me the contrast and is very stark between the kind of lawyer that she talked about having as a special counsel and somebody who's never secured a felony case and ends up being lead counsel in this case. and so i think the contrast that she's drawn may come back to divider and i don't think the
john floyd, who was the father of fani willis.l be interesting testimony to hear any moment now, we're waiting for him to take the stand. what we just did witness was i think they're very small world of the georgia legal profession. right there. the former governor of georgia, roy barnes testified that he was offered at one point the job of being special prosecutor in the election fraud case against donald trump and others. and also testified a little bit to the qualifications of nathan way to...
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you look at this fani willis case.sly be thrown out just like the rest of them. they have all been tainted by politics. this is about election interference just like every other indictment against donald trump right now. you just had the special counsel come out and say we're not going to actually charge joe biden with anything although he took documents that he wasn't supposed to have as vice president. you can't take classified documents and declassify them. only the president can do that, because this guy doesn't have all of his faculties about him, his mental a cutie is not there. let me remind people, this guy is the president of the united states. it is horrifying we're in this situation. they should of course drop the case against donald trump but you see, larry, they're not doing that. yes, we better be on guard, we better be ready to go. we need to have the most lethal and precise political fighting machine the country has ever seen and that is what we plan to do on the republican side of the aisle. this is a
you look at this fani willis case.sly be thrown out just like the rest of them. they have all been tainted by politics. this is about election interference just like every other indictment against donald trump right now. you just had the special counsel come out and say we're not going to actually charge joe biden with anything although he took documents that he wasn't supposed to have as vice president. you can't take classified documents and declassify them. only the president can do that,...
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we were introduced to fani willis's dad yesterday when fani brought him up several times and said only man who ever paid all my bills is my daddy. clearly they are close. i am sure she is watching this right now and this was really hard for her to see and she is probably thinking, was this relationship worth possibly blowing up my career and seeing my father on the stand, as well. >> harris: talk about watching, something phil holloway said, she was not supposed to be watching nathan wade yesterday, there was sequestration order in place and he felt she came out and reacted emotionally to whatever nathan wade said. my big question, when you say the state, you mean the defense in all of this. in terms of handing trump's case over to someone else, all those people will have been defending her in this. >> emily: great point and she brought that up when she said, i'm not on trial here, it is donald trump. she at all times is kcognizant f her north star. i have to make this point, when you flip to the back of the bar magazine, it talks about everyone disbarred or disciplined, 95% is mismana
we were introduced to fani willis's dad yesterday when fani brought him up several times and said only man who ever paid all my bills is my daddy. clearly they are close. i am sure she is watching this right now and this was really hard for her to see and she is probably thinking, was this relationship worth possibly blowing up my career and seeing my father on the stand, as well. >> harris: talk about watching, something phil holloway said, she was not supposed to be watching nathan wade...
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fani willis taking the stand in atlanta today.iness as democrats are discovering fani willis georgia county prosecutor brought charges against donald trump faces charges own judicial reckoning over conflict of interest if the case now collapses in an ethical ash heap it will play into mr. trump's campaign claims that he is the victim of partisan prosecutorial abuse. with that bring in our panel harold ford jr. former tennessee congressman, co-host of "the five." olivia beavers, congressional reporter for politico, and byron york, chief political correspondent for "the washington examiner." byron, i will tell you what, it was a long day of watching courtroom drama in a while let alone a d.a. what about it. >> it was a lot of sorted talk in this whole thing about when when fani willis and nathan wade actually began an affair. did they have sex before this date or after this date. all of this she talked about dealing a lot. a lot of the her financial finances in past. her father cash in her house which makes it hard to prove i person
fani willis taking the stand in atlanta today.iness as democrats are discovering fani willis georgia county prosecutor brought charges against donald trump faces charges own judicial reckoning over conflict of interest if the case now collapses in an ethical ash heap it will play into mr. trump's campaign claims that he is the victim of partisan prosecutorial abuse. with that bring in our panel harold ford jr. former tennessee congressman, co-host of "the five." olivia beavers,...
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wade said they did, fani willis said they did. there is no contrary evidence in the record. if as we suspect we're going to hear from ms. willis' father because she -- ms. willis said that on the stand, that you will hear from my father who talked about, you know, raising her daughter to have keep cash on hand and why she keeps cash on hand and why that's the source of funds for repayment that she said she used to repay mr. wade. if you have now three witnesses saying it and no contrary evidence to katie's point, it's hard to see how the defense has carried their burden on this issue. >> help me understand why so much emphasis on the timeline. >> because the timeframe of -- one, it would help show where they just like there's auto -- there's an affidavit that was submitted by mr. wade, any time that you can show that the lead lawyer and the d.a. may have said something false to the court, that's a kind of thing that, you know, that's where you really don't want to know what the judge could do at that point. so there's that issue. also there are technically also deals with if
wade said they did, fani willis said they did. there is no contrary evidence in the record. if as we suspect we're going to hear from ms. willis' father because she -- ms. willis said that on the stand, that you will hear from my father who talked about, you know, raising her daughter to have keep cash on hand and why she keeps cash on hand and why that's the source of funds for repayment that she said she used to repay mr. wade. if you have now three witnesses saying it and no contrary...
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and fani willis wanting to investigate jones but she stopped doing so. cked her on the grounds that d. a. willis had helped raise money for jones's democratic opponent in jones's district -- now, judge mcburney did not say that any laws were broken but in the courtroom, he called fani willis's actions, what were you thinking, moment. judge mcburney wrote in his opinion, quote, an investigation of this is significant, garnering public attention, putting so many political nerves in our society. cannot be burdened by the district attorney's notice. the district attorney does not have to be a political as her investigations do. now, it's possible that that judge in the current criminal case, judge mcafee, could make a similar determination here with regard to miss willis prosecuting the election conspiracy case or not. but then, there is georgia's republican controlled legislature. the georgia senate has already launched an investigation to the ableist which they could use as a record -- or forced her to testify under oath, which could be of interest to the c
and fani willis wanting to investigate jones but she stopped doing so. cked her on the grounds that d. a. willis had helped raise money for jones's democratic opponent in jones's district -- now, judge mcburney did not say that any laws were broken but in the courtroom, he called fani willis's actions, what were you thinking, moment. judge mcburney wrote in his opinion, quote, an investigation of this is significant, garnering public attention, putting so many political nerves in our society....
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fani willis goes away. what happens to this case down fulton county? i mean, that's the big question hanging over. all of this, lauren, zach, thank you very much. the other big news, as i mentioned, a judgment new york has set march 25th as the start date for donald trump's first criminal trial. this is for his alleged scheme to cover up hush money payments to two women, kaitlan collins. team. trump is not happy about this trial date. we heard that play out earlier this morning. >> yeah. but they now seem resigned to the fact that jim that that is going to be the trial date and the judge here offered no wiggle room on their pushback to march 25 being the trial date for what is happening here in manhattan. and it was just within moments that they were inside the courtroom behind find me where that judge summarily dismissed their efforts to try to get this case thrown out, and instead scheduled that court date and very quickly, they moved on to the nitty-gritty of this, which was the talk about the jury negotiations and what questions potential jurors ar
fani willis goes away. what happens to this case down fulton county? i mean, that's the big question hanging over. all of this, lauren, zach, thank you very much. the other big news, as i mentioned, a judgment new york has set march 25th as the start date for donald trump's first criminal trial. this is for his alleged scheme to cover up hush money payments to two women, kaitlan collins. team. trump is not happy about this trial date. we heard that play out earlier this morning. >> yeah....
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wade was next to take the stand, and he told the court in no uncertain terms that fani willis was notind of date that let you pick up the tab. >> if you've ever spent any time with ms. willis you understand she's a very independent, proud woman. >> i object. not -- >> overruled. mr. wade. >> so she's going to insist that she carry her own weight. >> after mr. wade's testimony we got our second big surprise of the day just as a lawyer for one of the defendants was making the case d.a. willis needed to come in and testify herself. >> we need her in here to go over all of this and to explain exactly what happened. and we would ask the court that the -- that the court allow ms. willis to be called and interrogated on these matters. >> d.a. willis showed up to take the stand. throughout her testimony the d.a. went out of her way to establish she is in fact very independent, and she is not afraid of getting angry or taking on adversaries or calling out what she believes are outright lies. >> let's be clear because you lied and i'm going to tell you what you lied in. right here, i think you
wade was next to take the stand, and he told the court in no uncertain terms that fani willis was notind of date that let you pick up the tab. >> if you've ever spent any time with ms. willis you understand she's a very independent, proud woman. >> i object. not -- >> overruled. mr. wade. >> so she's going to insist that she carry her own weight. >> after mr. wade's testimony we got our second big surprise of the day just as a lawyer for one of the defendants was...
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fani willis has brought in fulton county.he legal take precedence here, and not just these bad optics? how did we even get to the point where this is happening in court? >> certainly's lawyers we want the law and legal issues to be taking precedence. i've got, here i have to be honest, i think the d. a. mishandled this, her response. she should've come out much more quickly, much more pointedly, frankly the facts she described today at length could've been a condensed into a page or two, an affidavit, and submitted to the court. it what should've happened, but it didn't, and that's where we are today. in terms of the legal versus the optics, though, the near term problem for her is a legal problem and i agree with the view that most other people articulate today, which is that she probably will not be disqualified if the shape of the evidence remains as it was today. however, the optics are not entirely within her control, right? we call it the optics, but who is watching? potential jurors are watching, her constituents are w
fani willis has brought in fulton county.he legal take precedence here, and not just these bad optics? how did we even get to the point where this is happening in court? >> certainly's lawyers we want the law and legal issues to be taking precedence. i've got, here i have to be honest, i think the d. a. mishandled this, her response. she should've come out much more quickly, much more pointedly, frankly the facts she described today at length could've been a condensed into a page or two,...
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again, and wage started working for fani willis in 2021. so the question is, did this relationship start before that or after that one of her apparently now former friends want to fani willis is now former friends, is testifying that it's much earlier, which is potentially a problem for willis. watch. what that former friend had to say there's no doubt in your mind that from 2019 until 2022 ms willis and mr. >> wade, we're in a romantic relationship no doubt. >> did you observe them through things that are common among people having a romantic relationship? >> yes >> so jay asked, can you give us an example >> hugging qizan >> sophia, is this simply a question of who we believe because it does seem like people are telling two different stories i mean, we'll fani willis specifically says no, it didn't happen on this timeline >> yeah. i mean, look there is no through line in terms of how she financially benefited, as well as write this taxpayer contract that the prosecutor was under, as well as the friend who is saying that she believed the r
again, and wage started working for fani willis in 2021. so the question is, did this relationship start before that or after that one of her apparently now former friends want to fani willis is now former friends, is testifying that it's much earlier, which is potentially a problem for willis. watch. what that former friend had to say there's no doubt in your mind that from 2019 until 2022 ms willis and mr. >> wade, we're in a romantic relationship no doubt. >> did you observe them...
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does not have to pick up where fani willis left off. they could do whatever they want, finding somebody to do that though that's going to be difficult if fani willis is disqualified and there's no timeline, right? today, they could slow walk it, they could try to expedite it, but they've got to get to speed regardless. and of course, really important to think about here, as you mentioned, the underlying case, none of what's death today goes to the heart of the facts alleged against any of the content and some have already pled guilty, by the way, it's right or went so important here to think about is if this if you're a jury, and here we are in fulton county, right in front of this courthouse. you've got jury pools who are going to be watching it. there are cameras in the courtroom who are going to be worn watching to figure out the credibility assessments, not of the witnesses, but of the prosecutors who are bringing this case. so if there is some indication that there has been mistruths in africa david's are courtroom pleadings and fi
does not have to pick up where fani willis left off. they could do whatever they want, finding somebody to do that though that's going to be difficult if fani willis is disqualified and there's no timeline, right? today, they could slow walk it, they could try to expedite it, but they've got to get to speed regardless. and of course, really important to think about here, as you mentioned, the underlying case, none of what's death today goes to the heart of the facts alleged against any of the...
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with me, we have got to talk about that riveting testimony with fulton county district attorney fani willis. katie, i know you are in the courtroom. so we'll talk about what shall this week. plus, we'll talk about what happens if willis is disqualified. and later, does the u.s. have any real pains to investigate the death of alexei navalny? we are back in 60 seconds. 60 . with a rapid dry core that locks in your heaviest gush quickly for up to zero leaks. always discreet- the protection we deserve! with nurtec odt, i can treat a migraine when it strikes and prevent migraine attacks, all in one. don't take if allergic to nurtec. allergic reactions can occur, even days after using. most common side effects were nausea, indigestion, and stomach pain. ask about nurtec odt. >>> fareed estimate this week and donald trump's other big case in georgia. trump and his codefendants or sicknick disqualify fulton county district attorney fani willis and ticket election racketeering indictments dismissed. we list will endorse that the pushback i gains salacious allegations raised by the defendants. here i
with me, we have got to talk about that riveting testimony with fulton county district attorney fani willis. katie, i know you are in the courtroom. so we'll talk about what shall this week. plus, we'll talk about what happens if willis is disqualified. and later, does the u.s. have any real pains to investigate the death of alexei navalny? we are back in 60 seconds. 60 . with a rapid dry core that locks in your heaviest gush quickly for up to zero leaks. always discreet- the protection we...
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fani willis came in hot, and the lawyers for michael roman weren't prepared to deal with that situation. in some ways, willis' willingness to humanize herself and to jump out of her prosecutorial shoes a little bit and just to be a woman who had been wrongfully accused, i think showed some of the weaknesses in that defense team. it'll be interesting to see how that plays out. there are a lot of different defense lawyers. in this case, when it goes to trial, there's some possibility they'll end up stepping on each other, that some of them will be weaker than others. as a prosecutor, that's something that you take into account as part of your strategic preparation for a case. willis learned a lot yesterday about who she's up against. you know, in the new york case, i think glenn is very savvy when he points out that the cumulative effect of the civil cases has to begin to wear on donald trump, and what's really happening is they're breaking down this myth that he's invincible in court. whether it's through delay or bluster or his insistence that cases go his way, that, finally, donald tru
fani willis came in hot, and the lawyers for michael roman weren't prepared to deal with that situation. in some ways, willis' willingness to humanize herself and to jump out of her prosecutorial shoes a little bit and just to be a woman who had been wrongfully accused, i think showed some of the weaknesses in that defense team. it'll be interesting to see how that plays out. there are a lot of different defense lawyers. in this case, when it goes to trial, there's some possibility they'll end...
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fani willis went to investigate her jones, she was stopped from doing so. orgia judge, judge robert mcburney, blocked her. on the grounds that d.a. willis had helped raise money for bert jones's democratic opponent in jones's race for lieutenant governor. now, judge mcburney did not cite any laws broken, but in the courtroom, he called fani willis's actions what are you thinking moment. judge mcburney wrote in his opinion, quote, an investigation of this significance, garnering the public attention it necessarily does and touching so many political nerves in our society, cannot be burdened by legitimate doubts about the district attorney's motives. the district attorney does not have to be apolitical, but her investigations do. now, it's possible that the judge in the current criminal case, judge scott mcafee, can make a similar determination here. with regards to miss willis's prosecuting the election conspiracy case. or not. but then there's georgia republican controlled legislature. the georgia senate has already launched an investigation to d.a. willis,
fani willis went to investigate her jones, she was stopped from doing so. orgia judge, judge robert mcburney, blocked her. on the grounds that d.a. willis had helped raise money for bert jones's democratic opponent in jones's race for lieutenant governor. now, judge mcburney did not cite any laws broken, but in the courtroom, he called fani willis's actions what are you thinking moment. judge mcburney wrote in his opinion, quote, an investigation of this significance, garnering the public...
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fani willis said things that are incorrect. trump's lawyers filed a motion to have fani willis testify again in light of the new evidence that the relationship began earlier than stated. explain how that testimony could jeopardize her case against trump and her career. a prosecutor can't perjur herself on the stand in which she prosecutes. >> that is correct, lawyers are of the court and held to a different standard. courts are to assume things we say are true. she cannot lie under oath. what they are alleging in this instance is that she and wade lied about the date of their relationship. contradicted by evident just released. this is compelling evidence, cell phone evidence. not so much triangulation of the cell phones, that could be explainable. they could testify they were not where the cell phones said, it is imprecise science, you can't contradict the 180 phone calls per month, 12,000 text messages, that is significant amount of con contact. if the judge decides to remove fani willis from the case, that is her whole offic
fani willis said things that are incorrect. trump's lawyers filed a motion to have fani willis testify again in light of the new evidence that the relationship began earlier than stated. explain how that testimony could jeopardize her case against trump and her career. a prosecutor can't perjur herself on the stand in which she prosecutes. >> that is correct, lawyers are of the court and held to a different standard. courts are to assume things we say are true. she cannot lie under oath....
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is it relates to monies that fani willis might have gained as a result of the relationship. none of that was there it was about when they were together, when they would what did you tell me how much gossip visit. and so the reality is no no on credibility, but i'm looking to the issue of qualification or disqualification and how this impairs the relationship against the president. it's a distraction, a deflection talk to me about the process, talk to you about the indictment, talked to me about the lack of fairness and that process, not whether someone was with someone on any particular date. and so that's what i was looking for and i was disappointed not to hear. >> let me get karen's thoughts. karen did this testimony today. do you think that it move the needle at all given how little bradley? he has allegedly been able to remember. >> but i agree with what joey saying. it's very strange to me why none of the testimony either on the first day of the hearing or this day today of the hearing focused on a financial conflict of interest and things like what how did you decide
is it relates to monies that fani willis might have gained as a result of the relationship. none of that was there it was about when they were together, when they would what did you tell me how much gossip visit. and so the reality is no no on credibility, but i'm looking to the issue of qualification or disqualification and how this impairs the relationship against the president. it's a distraction, a deflection talk to me about the process, talk to you about the indictment, talked to me about...
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you know, fani willis sean proved that lawyers make hideous witnesses. >> i mean, her lover, wade's testimony was such a stooges train wreck that, willis sprinted to the witness stand to try to fix it. >> and then she down in this tantrum of belligerent rants. it was sort of an eerie impression of cruella de vil. she even screeched at the judge who banged gavel and had to call a recess. grudgingly willis and wade both admitted their affair, but then they claim ridiculously it didn't start until after he was hired, not before. listen to me. either way, it does not matter. the affair itself is a severe conflict of interest, an obvious impropriety, a violation egregiously of the canons of ethics that merits disqualification. and if the judge decides that the entire prosecution has been tainted, and i think it has, he can either dismiss the charges or more likely ship off to another office. and if that happens, new prosecutor will surely take a look at this and say this is legally unsound, this is not racketeering. it would need to be, in my view, professor, a new venue again, unqualified, overpa
you know, fani willis sean proved that lawyers make hideous witnesses. >> i mean, her lover, wade's testimony was such a stooges train wreck that, willis sprinted to the witness stand to try to fix it. >> and then she down in this tantrum of belligerent rants. it was sort of an eerie impression of cruella de vil. she even screeched at the judge who banged gavel and had to call a recess. grudgingly willis and wade both admitted their affair, but then they claim ridiculously it didn't...
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and were fani willis and mr. ade accurate and truthful in their filings when they were talking about their romantic relationship beginning after mr. wade began working at the office. this speaks to the heart of ms. willis' integrity, credibility and judgment making as a prosecutor. that's what you will see the defense hammer home in trying to argue for her to be disqualified. if you cannot trust her to tell the truth about the relationship -- the relationship itself is not the biggest problem she has at this point. the fact that she -- after the relationship was exposed, has not apparently been truthful, there's a question about the voracity of what she's filed as the d.a. in this case, then what can you trust as it relates to everything else that donald trump and his other 18 co-conspirators are charged with? >> if we had been sitting here as we have before 9:00 a.m. eastern time, and now that we're coming up to 12:23, we have learned so much more. what did you take away from these hours? >> yeah. this has been a
and were fani willis and mr. ade accurate and truthful in their filings when they were talking about their romantic relationship beginning after mr. wade began working at the office. this speaks to the heart of ms. willis' integrity, credibility and judgment making as a prosecutor. that's what you will see the defense hammer home in trying to argue for her to be disqualified. if you cannot trust her to tell the truth about the relationship -- the relationship itself is not the biggest problem...
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fani willis. the reason why i say that is all of this testimony that we're hearing since yesterday and today has to be considered in the framework that this is an evidentiary hearing. again, this is the time for the defense and the state to put aside and to put to bed any of the innuendos, the salacious rumors and the gossip about what's going on and actually put up or shut up, present that evidence that would substantiate the relief that you're seeking from the court. in the absence of being able to are prove that legally, there is no reason for mcafee to disqualify fani willis and by default the entire office of fani willis from this prosecution. but you also have to consider that because it's just the judge in this case that's hearing the evidence, he's weighing the credibility of these witnesses and to hear from someone like a former governor in the state of georgia and to hear from somebody like the father of d.a. fani willis to consider their motivations as to why they have testified the way
fani willis. the reason why i say that is all of this testimony that we're hearing since yesterday and today has to be considered in the framework that this is an evidentiary hearing. again, this is the time for the defense and the state to put aside and to put to bed any of the innuendos, the salacious rumors and the gossip about what's going on and actually put up or shut up, present that evidence that would substantiate the relief that you're seeking from the court. in the absence of being...
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fani willis was very clear to that point that christie just made. a lot of these things are just lies. i want to play, i believe it is sound three, d.a. fani willis clearly cause at the court and saying it is a lie in a back and forth with one of the trump attorneys, merchant, and this merchant. >> mr. wade visited you at the place you laid your head? >> when? >> has he ever visited you at the place you later. had >> let's be clear, you lied. i wanna tell you which when you lie. data think you lied right here. now, this is the truth. this is a lie. this is a lie. >> there were a number of moments. i thought she came in hot first. you know? i know it is personal. but then when she got into it and laid out her tracks you saw this interesting transition from being a person who is a witness in her own case but also a dea trying to prosecute the prosecution. >> let's be clear here, right. she understood the assignment. in the meantime she had a can of what passed for everybody. you get a can, you get a cannon. >> let's open it all up at the same time! >>
fani willis was very clear to that point that christie just made. a lot of these things are just lies. i want to play, i believe it is sound three, d.a. fani willis clearly cause at the court and saying it is a lie in a back and forth with one of the trump attorneys, merchant, and this merchant. >> mr. wade visited you at the place you laid your head? >> when? >> has he ever visited you at the place you later. had >> let's be clear, you lied. i wanna tell you which when...
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according toa li one of fani willis's former friends and co-workers, the relationship actually startedears before that. matter oief fact, one of her clm friends, oatr former close friends, aer cs she said later,s to bede a friend, in 2019. hmm. who's telling the truth? you decide. >> there is no doubt your mind that from 2019 until 2022, ms. . willis and mr. wade were in a ll romantic relationship. >> what's the question? >>onsh you have no doubt that t romantic relationship was in m 2019 until the last was in time you spokect f with her. >> no doubt. >> now both wade and willis later denied theirot relationsh bega n in 2019 but if true that alone would throw the entire case int wo question, on top of lot of other issues because that lied to the issues because that court. now things only got worse when nathan wade took whe the stand,n asked if he had visited any cabins with willis, a cabin, you know, to go on vacation. he paused for over 20 seconds before answering. watch thiser. >> i'm asking if you remember th paying for a cabin six months ago in tennesseeng. >> no. >> do you remembe
according toa li one of fani willis's former friends and co-workers, the relationship actually startedears before that. matter oief fact, one of her clm friends, oatr former close friends, aer cs she said later,s to bede a friend, in 2019. hmm. who's telling the truth? you decide. >> there is no doubt your mind that from 2019 until 2022, ms. . willis and mr. wade were in a ll romantic relationship. >> what's the question? >>onsh you have no doubt that t romantic relationship...
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but after there is this auditor action graham had with fani willis. write that willis, actually did for high-profile witnesses, went up to thank to senator for appearing. that was so cathartic. i feel so much better, he told her. then through the astonishment of onlookers, grandma hugged her. willis's reaction, she was, like whatever dude. one of those who witnessed the strange encounter. what was not about? i'm >> that's a great story. you know, it's kind of a sign of the times. these politicians publicly give all of their allegiance and loyalty to donald trump, because of the power he holds over them in some cases. and privately sometimes you see what they actually really think. the case of lindsey graham, what he found out that he was subpoenaed by fani willis for conversation he had with georgia secretary of state, brad rauschenberger, he said i am going to fight this all the way to the supreme court. this is the weaponization of the law. this is an outrage, jans than he lost the battle. and so once he had to testify, he wanted to the grand jury, a
but after there is this auditor action graham had with fani willis. write that willis, actually did for high-profile witnesses, went up to thank to senator for appearing. that was so cathartic. i feel so much better, he told her. then through the astonishment of onlookers, grandma hugged her. willis's reaction, she was, like whatever dude. one of those who witnessed the strange encounter. what was not about? i'm >> that's a great story. you know, it's kind of a sign of the times. these...
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yesterday some fireworks from fani willis. she came in with a combative attitude and immediately tried to take control. >> it's highly offensive when they try to implicate you slept with somebody the first day you met with them and i take exception to it. >> bill: the key issue is when was nathan wade hired? was he hired before the affair with willis began or after? also the finances came under a lot of scrutiny. wade said when he and willis traveled wade paid by credit card, willis returned cash to him. when it was challenged willis hit back hard. >> i don't need anything from a man. a man is not a plan. a man is a companion. and so there was tension always in our relationship, which is why i would give him his money back. i don't need anybody to foot my bills. the only man who has ever foot my bills completely is my daddy. >> the judge has said there won't be a ruling today and also cautioned there is a low bar in the case. the appearance of misconduct could be enough for disqualification. >> harris: that was an important pa
yesterday some fireworks from fani willis. she came in with a combative attitude and immediately tried to take control. >> it's highly offensive when they try to implicate you slept with somebody the first day you met with them and i take exception to it. >> bill: the key issue is when was nathan wade hired? was he hired before the affair with willis began or after? also the finances came under a lot of scrutiny. wade said when he and willis traveled wade paid by credit card, willis...
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fundraising swing, boris >> meantime, amid efforts to disqualify fulton county district attorney fani willis from the georgia election subversion case against former president donald trump a winery host has come forward backing at least part of her claims about but paying for things in cash. remember, willis has been under fire for her romantic relationship with lead prosecutor nathan wade, defense attorneys for trump and his co-defendants claim that she benefited financially from that relationship. but last week during a hearing, willis testified that she often reimbursed wade for the meals and trips that the defense pence says he paid for claiming that she did so in cash. cnn's zach cohen joins us now, zach, first of all, how did you get in touch with the winery guy and what did he tell you? >> boris stan. stan, his name is dan brody reached out to cnn after watching the hearing, which was obviously broadcast live. on live stream in atlanta, georgia, and he reached out because when you when the testimony turned to fani willis's habit of using cash and habit of using and storing a lot of ca
fundraising swing, boris >> meantime, amid efforts to disqualify fulton county district attorney fani willis from the georgia election subversion case against former president donald trump a winery host has come forward backing at least part of her claims about but paying for things in cash. remember, willis has been under fire for her romantic relationship with lead prosecutor nathan wade, defense attorneys for trump and his co-defendants claim that she benefited financially from that...
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some of which made its way through the relationship to fani willis, but fani willis and nathan wade claim know he was hired first on merit, then their romantic relationship started. none of this was planned or intentional and more to the point, jim, the bigger issue now is fani willis and nathan wade have both testified and sworn under oath that their romantic relationship didn't start until after nathan wade came on board onto this case. if that turns out to be true, then that should put it an end to this issue. but if that turns out to be false, there's gonna be major problems for nathan wade and fani willis. >> and so what do you think? i mean, does this end up with fani willis having to leave this case? how remote of a possibility is that it's really hard to tell right now, jim, because it's important to keep in mind while we've seen much of the proceedings happening live on tv hey, and there has been extensive press coverage of it. there also are things happening behind closed doors, but i'll say this the fact that the judge is going to hear from this attorney, mr. newman, later toda
some of which made its way through the relationship to fani willis, but fani willis and nathan wade claim know he was hired first on merit, then their romantic relationship started. none of this was planned or intentional and more to the point, jim, the bigger issue now is fani willis and nathan wade have both testified and sworn under oath that their romantic relationship didn't start until after nathan wade came on board onto this case. if that turns out to be true, then that should put it an...
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what is your assessment after day one of testimony from fani willis and all that trans pyred? >> i think the american people could see it for themselves and see what you don't want to do as a prosecutor and that is make a fool of yourself in front of a national televised audience. the american people see through this prosecutor. there is denial of due process occurring in this prosecution of the defendants in this case. there are financial incentives that are created for the prosecutor and her love interest and every time that the love interest gets paid, she benefits indirectly in the form of trips and things of that nature and of course this whole notion yesterday she said i reimbursed him in cash, cash only, cash only. folks see right through that. she destroyed her credibility yesterday. i don't know the outcome of this case, this case is denial of due process for president trump and other co-defendants in that case. >> carley: the cash thing, people are saying it would be tough to prove. i guess you could look into atm bank transactions, could the judge investigate if she
what is your assessment after day one of testimony from fani willis and all that trans pyred? >> i think the american people could see it for themselves and see what you don't want to do as a prosecutor and that is make a fool of yourself in front of a national televised audience. the american people see through this prosecutor. there is denial of due process occurring in this prosecution of the defendants in this case. there are financial incentives that are created for the prosecutor...
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fani willis there.e are getting your thoughts on this hearing in georgia and whether there was misconduct by her and the special prosecutor nathan wade. your thoughts about the impact of that on this case. selena in new york. democratic caller. caller: i am an 80-year-old african-american woman. i call myself a woman rather than a female. it is unfortunate that someone did not tell her that black women and black men were colonized in the united states of america in 1619, allegedly. no matter what she did she was going to be found guilty of something and that is white racism. you just played a clip of trump criticizing fani willis. people need to see that. when i see that, i know that mr. donald trump, ex-president, is not qualified to criticize a ghetto rat, but people follow him and listen to him. i am a real transparent person. she should have known better. host: who should have known better? caller: fani willis should have known better. she cannot get away with anything. donald trump can turn us back
fani willis there.e are getting your thoughts on this hearing in georgia and whether there was misconduct by her and the special prosecutor nathan wade. your thoughts about the impact of that on this case. selena in new york. democratic caller. caller: i am an 80-year-old african-american woman. i call myself a woman rather than a female. it is unfortunate that someone did not tell her that black women and black men were colonized in the united states of america in 1619, allegedly. no matter...
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fani willis lashes out." "willis takes the stand as she fights to stay on the case."her headlines. salon called it a literal soap opera today. "trump case in big trouble" because of the friend contradicting willis's relationship claim. "rolling stone" calling this a messy scandal. that may not be the legal bar, but that's part of what people are hearing out in the country, and on it goes. how should we make sense of that when any trial of a former president is going to raise larger questions of how the public understands what's happening? >> you want a clean trial and have confidence in the trial and all the parties involved. i understand what trump does. i'm not here to defend it. i'm not maga. i'm the exact opposite, frankly. but when the d.a. sounds like donald trump has been calling people liars and names and yelling and screaming in court, it's very problematic to me and we lose focus on where it is. i thought the lawyers asked direct yes/no type questions but would go on champagne or vodka. the fact that i have $15,000 in cash and it's just for my hard sweat and
fani willis lashes out." "willis takes the stand as she fights to stay on the case."her headlines. salon called it a literal soap opera today. "trump case in big trouble" because of the friend contradicting willis's relationship claim. "rolling stone" calling this a messy scandal. that may not be the legal bar, but that's part of what people are hearing out in the country, and on it goes. how should we make sense of that when any trial of a former president is...
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let's watch this. >> district attorney fani willis. >> mrs. willis, how did you know to come in to the courtroom right then? >> there were people -- i was in my office. i heard someone yell this testimony is done. it made sense to me that i would be your next witness. i've been very anxious to have this conversation with you today. i ran to the courtroom. >> as soon as you heard that mr. wade was done testifying, that's -- you assumed you would be the next witness? >> it makes sense. >> did you listen to any of the testimony? >> i've been in my office pacing, ma'am. >> did you listen to the arguments? >> i did hear the arguments this morning. it's ridiculous to me that you lied on one day and yet here we still are. i did listen to that argument. >> all right. so that was it? just the argument? no testimony? >> i listened to the argument this morning where adam i thought did an excellent job. on how dishonest you were with the court monday. i'm surprised that the hearing continued. since it did, here i am. >> great. so let's talk about -- first
let's watch this. >> district attorney fani willis. >> mrs. willis, how did you know to come in to the courtroom right then? >> there were people -- i was in my office. i heard someone yell this testimony is done. it made sense to me that i would be your next witness. i've been very anxious to have this conversation with you today. i ran to the courtroom. >> as soon as you heard that mr. wade was done testifying, that's -- you assumed you would be the next witness?...